Before scientists can unlock the secrets of the human brain, they must fully understand neurons—the cells of our brain, spinal cord and overall nervous system. Thousands of detailed neuron images, ...

A team of researchers from the University of Vienna and MIT have developed a novel way of observing the behavior of neurons on a brain-wide scale. The discovery has potential applications in the ...

In the brain of Parkinson's patients, the progressive loss of neurons is slow yet inexorable and there are no drugs that can halt this insidious process. In a major step towards development of ...

One of a series of medical human anatomy apps, 3D Neuron Anatomy is a rather straightforward, although informative, app. Not to be confused with neuroanatomy—which would provide information about the ...

In a major step towards the development of personalised drugs for Parkison's patients, researchers have managed to grow three-dimensional models of cells that are lost with the progress of the disease ...

Key cells in the brain, neurons, form networks by exchanging signals, enabling the brain to learn and adapt at incredible speed. Researchers of the Delft University of Technology in The Netherlands ...

Quantitative image analysis is rapidly becoming the bottleneck in high-throughput experiments that seek to gain new insights from advanced 3D microscopic digital images collected using multiple ...

With the aid of a 3D printer, researchers at Uppsala University have succeeded in creating a model that resembles human nerve tissue. The model, which can be cultured from the patient's own cells, ...

Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory are contributing to the BigNeuron project, a community effort to define and advance the state of the art of single neuron reconstruction and ...